Human beings are fundamentally instinctive, which is why we need laws, punishments proportionate to the crime, and entities that act to punish, so that crimes are discouraged.

For part of this, for Walter Block, the penalty should be doubled in relation to the total damage caused, in the first instance for the direct restitution of the property attacked and in the second instance as punishment/disincentive and restitution for the act of harm.

In countries where punishment and surveillance are strong, there is practically no theft.